Metal clothes-pin.



E. J. BAUMEL.

METAL CLOTHES PIN.

APPLICATION FILED APR.18. 191s.

Patented. Apr. 1, 1919.

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METAL CLOTHES-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 18, 1916. Serial No. 91,988.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, EDWARD J. BAUMEL, a' citizen of the United States.'re'sidin at Pomona, in the county of Los Angeles, tate of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Clothes-Pins;and I do hereb declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a metal clothes 1n.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a clothes pinwhich may be readily attached toa line and will malntain the clothesfirmly in place thereon.

A further object of the invention resides in so constructing the devicethat the greater the size of the line, the greater will be the gri pingpower of the pin.

if further object of the invention resides in the provision of a clothespin which may be stamped from a blank of metal and which will be simplein construction and cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, such as will appear as mydescription progresses, my invention comprises the combination andarrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of theappended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a device constructed in accordancewith my invention, showing the same applied to a clothes line;

Fig. 2 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, and

Fig. 4 is a view of the blank before it'is bent into shape.

In the drawing I have illustrated a device constructed in accordancewith my invention which includes a continuous strip of metal bent uponitself to form a air of spaced legs 1 and a loop portion 2. 'l hese legs1 are bent apart, at 3, 4 and 5, the portions of the legs between theportions 3. and 4 being normally in contact, as at 6, as are also theportions between the separated portions 4 and 5, at 7. The portions 5form guides to assist the line in its entrance into the .space 8 whereit is tightly gripped.

Each of the legs is provided with reinforcing ribs 9 which are stampedfrom the material and each of the legs is further ,pro-- vided with aninwardly extending keeper 10 wh ch is stamped from the material. A coilsprlng 11 is located between the portions 3 of the legs and the ends ofthis spring extend 'in the same direction and through the keepers 10 asclearly illustrated in the drawing.

It will thus be seen that the device consists of two elements only,namely a body portion and'a spring and that the body portion is formedfrom a blank such as disclosed in Fig 4 of the drawing. It will befurther seen that the spring 11 may very readily be put in place by themere insertion of the ends of the sprin through the keepers 10 and itwill be furt er seen that the forcing of the legs 1 apart will tend tobind the spring 11 in place more forcibly. It will further be seen thatthe device being of such a simple construction may be readily andcheaply manufactured.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of myinvention 113 has merely been for the sake of convenience and I do notwish to be limited to that particular embodiment as it is obvious thatnumerous changes may be made in the deta1ls of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of theappended claim.

What I claim is A clothes pin consisting of a spring metal plate bentupon itself to form spaced and a connecting bight portion, the legsadjacent to the bight being conformed to the curvature of the bight toclosely approxi mate a circle and having such portions flat, theremaining spaced .longitu inal corrugations and ears struck inwardly atopposite points between the corrugations and a helical contractilespring engaged with the ears.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD J .BAUMEL. Witnesses:

Geo. N. KNOX, H. O. CHAPMAN.

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